Event Clip Settings

To change settings for an event's clip, right-click an event in the timeline, choose Event Clip from the shortcut menu, and then choose a command from the submenu:

TIP Editing a clip affects all events on the track that use the clip.

Command

Description

Rename

Allows you to type a new name for the selected event's clip.

The new name is displayed in the Clip Pool and in the event when Event Information is selected on the View menu.

Color

Choose a color from the submenu to change the color used to draw a clip's events.

Loop

Select this command if you want a MIDI clip to repeat when painted on the timeline.

When the command is not selected, the MIDI clip will be treated as a one-shot.

For more information about Acid types, please see Acid Types.

This command is available only for MIDI clips.

Use Original Tempo

Sets the project tempo to match the clip's original tempo.

Edit in Audio Editor

Opens the clip's media in your selected audio editor.

After you have edited and saved the file, Acid automatically detects the updated file and updates the events in the project. However, if you change the media file’s name or location (by using Save As), you must import the edited (new) file into your project.

Edit Source Project

If the clip's media was rendered with an embedded project path reference, this command opens the source project in the associated application if you need to edit the media later. Acid 5.0, Sound Forge 8.0, and Vegas 6.0 and later allow you to save the project path reference when you render files.

This command is available only for audio clips.

Add to Groove Pool

Makes the selected clip available in the Groove Pool so you can apply its timing to other tracks.

NOTE Groove cloning can extract grooves from loop tracks only.

This command is available only for audio clips.

Invert Phase

Reverses the phase of the sound data. Although inverting data does not make an audible difference in a single file, it can prevent phase cancellation when mixing or crossfading audio signals.

This command is available only for audio clips.

Normalize

Maximizes a clip's volume without clipping.

The Normalize peak level setting on the Audio tab of the Preferences dialog sets the level to which the largest peak in the clip will be normalized.

This command is available only for audio clips.

Channels

Specifies how to treat the channels in a clip:

Both

Treats the clip as a normal stereo file.

Left Only

Creates a mono clip using only the left channel of your media file.

Right Only

Creates a mono clip using only the right channel of your media file.

Combine

Creates a mono clip by mixing the channels of your media file. After mixing the channels, the amplitude is divided by two to prevent clipping.

Swap

Exchanges the right and left channels in a stereo file.

This command is available only for audio clips.

Clip List

Displays the track's available clips. Choose a clip from the menu to set the event's clip.

Next Clip

Updates the event's contents to use the next clip in the clip list.

TIP Select an event and press C to switch to the next clip quickly.

Previous Clip

Updates the event's contents to use the previous clip in the clip list.

TIP Select an event and press Shift+C to switch to the previous clip quickly.